Chapter 446 [(*^▽^*)]
Hearing this person's somewhat sarcastic remarks, not only did everyone not find it inappropriate, but they also thought the same thing, they just hadn't said it out loud before.
Now that someone has taken the lead, they naturally won't hold back anymore. This old man... before, they only ignored his interference because they had the map, but now...
Some people huddled together and discussed, "What do we do now?"
"Does anyone know how to get there? Are we supposed to figure it out ourselves? Finding a road that disappeared decades ago in these deep mountains where everything looks the same is probably not easy."
"It's more than just not simple; I think there's a very low chance of finding it at all."
"There should still be some traces of the road left somewhere. Should we split up and look for them? Maybe we can find them. There are so many of us, we can't just be at a loss."
"Shall we split into small teams? How many people per team? Or should we not split into teams, or move forward together?"
Everyone chattered and discussed how to proceed. In the end, the minority yielded to the majority and they decided to split into teams. There were exactly thirty people, which was easy to do and there were enough people.
"How about we form ten groups of three? It'll be better if we can look after each other."
"I think two people per group is enough. We'll divide into fifteen groups. With more groups, we can explore more places and increase the probability of finding the path. Besides, we're not going far apart. We'll stay relatively close to each other. If something happens, we can just shout and everyone will come to help."
Are you sure you went to help, or did you just run away in the opposite direction after hearing screams and cries for help?
Everyone kept arguing, and in the end, no one could convince anyone else. The result was that those who wanted to team up were in groups of three, those who wanted to team up were in groups of two, and those who didn't want to team up were in groups of one.
Xue Rui, Lin Leyou, and Roman naturally formed a team of three. Since it wasn't suitable to hunt these people during the day, the two of them didn't have any objections to the addition of Roman.
"Shall we go this way?" Lin Leyou pointed to a path at random. Everyone chose a different direction. Those who could go forward continued forward, while those who couldn't went back. In short, they tried all sorts of things.
“Since the people of Xiushan Village used to be able to travel between the village and the outside world via this road, then this road must be passable, it couldn’t be the kind of road that is impossible to walk on.”
"So all we need to do is find a path that we can take, right?"
"Isn't that a bit too general? Although there are many roads that can't be traveled, there are still plenty of roads that can be traveled, and we still don't know the exact... approximate location of Xiushan Village!"
"Does anyone know the approximate location of Xiushan Village? I'm so frustrated..."
Everyone was chatting and asking each other questions. After all, they hadn't set off yet. Lin Leyou and Xue Rui naturally knew the exact location of Xiushan Village, but unfortunately, they couldn't say a word. Even if they did, they would only give the wrong location. They hoped that Jiang Changdong wouldn't provoke them.
Moreover, Lin Leyou believed that Jiang Changdong would not know the location of Xiushan Village.
Even if Jiang Changdong didn't know the exact location, he had definitely already delineated the general area. There was no doubt about that. This old fox would never rashly lead a team without knowing the destination.
Lin Leyou looked at Xue Rui and Luo Man, "Should we stay here and continue talking to them, or leave now?"
Seeing that they hadn't come to any conclusion after talking for a long time, Roman said somewhat listlessly, "Let's set off first. If we can't get through ahead, we'll turn back and try other routes. We'll figure it out eventually, but it might take too much time. Do you have enough food and water?"
Xue Rui and Lin Leyou looked at their backpacks. "It should be enough, but if it takes too much time, it might be difficult. So I still recommend trying to shorten the time spent finding the route as much as possible."
Roman nodded. "Then let's go. It seems like we're wasting time here."
And so, the three of them slowly and leisurely left the place. There were others like them who went to explore alone, and a small number of small groups. Of course, those who were left behind had their eyes darting around. They were clearly not good people. They wanted to take advantage of the chaos, or let others go on the adventure while they followed behind and picked up the spoils.
But the scouts were no pushovers either. A menacing-looking man turned around before he had gone far and stared at the motionless people behind him. “Anyone who only wants to eat and not move, don’t blame me for being impolite!” He then drew the gun from his waist and brandished it in front of them.
Many people panicked upon seeing the gun in his hand, but only for a short time. Since he was able to come here, he was certainly not the only one armed.
Of course, the reason why others didn't bring out their weapons is simple: since they all brought weapons, they definitely wanted the treasure of Xiushan Village more than anyone else, and of course they wouldn't allow anyone to just eat and not work.
And so, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, everyone went out to scout ahead. Of course, the distance between each other was not very far, which made it easy for everyone to inform each other of their situation.
However, what someone just said is also true. We don't know how to get there, but no matter what, there are still some traces left from decades ago. For example, some small paths paved with broken stone slabs were found in a corner, which was discovered by Jiang Changdong.
Upon hearing this news, Lin Leyou immediately suspected that Jiang Changdong had deliberately concealed part of the route, since according to his map, going from here was indeed the correct route.
But this time Lin Leyou was obviously overthinking things. Jiang Changdong didn't know that he had only found this based on his rich experience, but it didn't have much of an impact.
Now that they had found some clues, everyone was bound to head this way. Following this method, they only made it about one kilometer before it got dark.
Everyone was exhausted. Today was the third day, and we walked the least, but it was definitely the most tiring day. Fortunately, everyone was fine. No one fell or was even injured. However, some people walked too fast and their exposed skin was scratched by some leaves, leaving some red marks that were both painful and itchy!
Although he hadn't gone very far during the day, Jiang Changdong was already a bit tired. He sat to the side without looking at Lin Leyou, and didn't even think about causing him any trouble. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but his constitution and physical strength, which were originally at 100 points, seemed a bit off. Logically speaking, the amount of exercise he did during the day shouldn't have made him feel tired.
At this point, he also realized that the system's limitations on them seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. After a while, his body would probably gradually become closer to the person the system had matched him with.
In other words, it truly lives up to its SS-level difficulty. I knew it! How could it be so easy? It turns out the difficulty increases over time. Looks like we won't be able to do whatever we want anymore.
As for Lin Leyou... After resting for a while, Jiang Changdong observed Lin Leyou out of the corner of his eye. There was nothing unusual about him. Lin Leyou was eating and resting, and chatting casually with the other two.
He was no different from the people around him, very inconspicuous. The only thing that stood out was that he was the youngest of the thirty people, and he looked easy to bully.
"Is this really a suitable place to stay overnight? Should we find somewhere else?"
"I also think we should find a place with water. I don't know what scratched my hand, but it hurts and itches. It's very uncomfortable, and I want to find some water to wash it."
"I also want to take a shower. I'm so dirty and smelly, and my body aches... Besides, this place really isn't suitable for staying overnight. Even if I'm a little tired, it's okay. Let's find another place?"
They are currently on a relatively high ground with little vegetation around them. It is arguably the flattest spot in the vicinity, but why do people think it's not a suitable place to spend the night?
There are too many loose stones here. It hurts to step on them even through the soles of your shoes. More importantly, you can see many black, unidentified insects crawling around under these loose stones from time to time. It's okay to sit on the stones for a short rest, but it's definitely not a good place to spend the night.
Nobody wants to be covered in swarms of insects while they're resting at night, especially the women, who are too afraid to get close and stay far away.
“I think these insects are poisonous. Their color is off, and they are small and numerous. They don’t look like ants, but they crawl very fast, even faster than ants.”
"Although I'm not afraid of insects, if one bite is poisonous, I'm doomed. Who would take a poisoned person out and to the hospital? There's no cell phone signal here, so we can't contact the outside world."
"Let's find another spot. There are bugs coming; let's get away!"
As they were talking, they saw some black insects crawling out of the pebbles under their feet. They didn't seem to be coming at them, but they still moved away a little, clearly disgusted by the insects.
Lin Leyou didn't get too close to the gravel ground. Instead, he stood at a distance with Xue Rui and Luo Man. They had been sitting there earlier, but after seeing the insects, the three of them decided to move further away and not sit down casually. Who knew when these black insects would come out and crawl on them if they sat down?
Roman shook his head with a grim expression. "It's really terrifying. I don't even want to look at these bugs."
Lin Leyou said, "If you don't look closely, these insects really do look like ants, and the area under this pile of rubble looks like an anthill. I think it's best to leave this area as soon as possible."
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